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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110   
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Well,
After several home made installations (spot lights, VHF radio, Working ligth, Trailer brake control. Fridge and trailer battery charger and other things, the battery box looks like a spaghetti with all the fuses around. So I decide to put in order all the things. Finally I bought teh following items from Amazon in USA ANL Megafuse box with a 100A fuse for all the additions 
This fuse block for 100A input and 30A max in each output for all the things
The things jus arrive today and we have a loong weekend ahead, so I have something to do 
Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo" Click image to enlarge |
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24th Oct 2011 9:50pm |
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| Sockpuppet Member Since: 17 Sep 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 479 
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I've got one of those fuse boxes on the bike - smaller than they look
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25th Oct 2011 5:13am |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785 
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Following on from the fuse box, what size wire is needed for a 12V 30A supply? Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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25th Oct 2011 8:23am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Thin wall, standard wall, twin cable?
Thin wall 3mm2 is rated at 33 amps, however I would probably go to 4 mm2 at 39 amps. Always a good idea to take negative back to battery. As a rough rule of thumb work on 7-8 amps per mm2 Brendan |
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25th Oct 2011 8:38am |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785
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Cheers Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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25th Oct 2011 9:03am |
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| drewster Member Since: 13 Jun 2011 Location: south coast brockenhurst Posts: 226  
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now thats just the fuse box i want where can i get one ?? |
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25th Oct 2011 9:08am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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We do a slightly different version of this fuse box. The basic difference is the catch. Stainless steel fixtures, 2 x 6 fuse banks. 100 amp/bank, max 30 amp/fuse. Common negatives. Cost normally �31
The Blue Sea one is available from Tim at Mobile Centre at �40.20. The ones we sell are also available from VWP at �39.41 Err no they are not on our website yet  That is like an overland vehicle, an ongoing project! 
HTH Brendan |
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25th Oct 2011 9:55am |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110
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Leeds
Thanks for all the tips regarding the wires. According to the Blue sea leaflet they recommend fron 25 to 6 mm2 for the main wire and from 6 to 1,5 mm2 in the branch circuit. In my case I will go for a 20 mm in the main wire and I will keep the original wires in the other things (rated from 3 to 5 mm2). Negatives will go directly to the baterry as Leeds said. I get mine from Amazon in USA at a good rate of USD 37.95 that is quite good http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MMH1G...00_details Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo" Click image to enlarge |
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25th Oct 2011 11:10am |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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The two banks of fuses have separate positive terminals which IIRC can either be linked together and have one big positive feed wire or you could use separate wire from battery to each gang of fuses.
If you want too you could incorporate an inline mega fuse 100 amps or less for each bank of fuses. Might be sensible to balance the loads on each bank. i.e. if you have say four large loads of 20-30 amps and six 5 amp or less loads you wire it so that each bank of fuses have two large loads of 20-30 amps and three 5 amp or less loads with a spare fuse per bank. Hope that makes sense. Position the fuse box so that you have access with batteries in. 
The auxiliary fuse box on our red 110 is in main battery box. That was fine until installed larger batteries and second winch. Now I really should reposition it as need to remove battery to get to fuse box. Ho humm thats another job on the list.
So some forward planning and foresight on possible future alterations. Isn't hindsight wonderful? Brendan |
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25th Oct 2011 12:15pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169  
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Thought that was Barbara's semi-retirement project, starter for 10? !!  |
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25th Oct 2011 1:10pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110
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Brendan, May be I have a different version (PN 5029). Mine have just one positive distribution bus instead the 2 that you mentioning. Also this model do not have the negative bus. Anyway thanks for your advices. I promise to put some pictures of the after and before Cheers Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo" Click image to enlarge |
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25th Oct 2011 1:25pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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As Barbara just said, 'It bloody is!' She has got them in the E shop, but that is not live yet! See you in the pub tonight
Fuse box with lid on
Showing two banks of fuse and common negative bus bar
Brendan PS Guess what she is doing at this minute or at least would be doing if she wasn't having to sort out someone;s photos in posts.  |
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25th Oct 2011 1:36pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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that's the fuse box I've been looking for ... I used Search
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16th Jan 2012 8:33pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Why did you not just use the phone or drop me a pm.
Brendan |
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16th Jan 2012 8:52pm |
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